PhD Admissions

Information on how to apply to VCU School of Medicine PhD Programs

How to Apply

All prospective Ph.D. students (except for applicants to Epidemiology, Healthcare Policy and Research and Social and Behavioral Sciences) must apply on-line through the VCU Office of Graduate Admissions. To apply to a Ph.D. program, please:

Follow the instructions at VCU Graduate Admissions
Create your account in the application system
Set the School and Program Level filters to "School of Medicine" and "Doctoral"
Select the Program or Programs of interest as indicated in the table below
Complete the application(s)

To apply to	Select
Biochemistry	Biochemistry - Doctoral Portal or Biomedical Sciences - Undifferentiated - Doctoral Portal
Human Genetics	Human Genetics - Doctoral Portal or Biomedical Sciences - Undifferentiated - Doctoral Portal
Microbiology and Immunology	Microbiology and Immunology - Doctoral Portal or Biomedical Sciences - Undifferentiated - Doctoral Portal
Neuroscience	Neuroscience - Doctoral Portal or Biomedical Sciences - Undifferentiated - Doctoral Portal
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Pharmacology and Toxicology- Doctoral Portal or Biomedical Sciences - Undifferentiated - Doctoral Portal
Physiology and Biophysics	Physiology and Biophysics - Doctoral Portal or Biomedical Sciences - Undifferentiated - Doctoral Portal
Biostatistics	Biostatistics or Biostatistics-Genomic Biostatistics
Epidemiology	Epidemiology Graduate Programs
Healthcare Policy and Research	Health Care Policy and Research Ph.D.
Medical Physics	Medical Physics
Social and Behavioral Sciences	Social and Behavioral Sciences Ph.D.

*The first six Ph.D. options have a common admissions process organized by the Biomedical Science Doctoral Portal.

Financial Support, Tuition & Fees

Full-time Ph.D. students typically receive financial support that includes a stipend (currently $30,000 per year) plus tuition and fees for the duration of their training as long as they are making satisfactory academic progress. U.S. citizens and permanent residents should contact the VCU School of Medicine Financial Aid Office for information on financial aid.VCU School of Medicine Financial Aid Office

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